What is Theatre of the Expendable (TotE)'s mission?

"To develop and produce provocative theatre for the general
public that will challenge and expand existing perceptions regarding
persons and groups whom society has given up on and who have given up
on themselves. To keep admission prices well below market value so that
we may develop new and broader audiences who may not have access to a
wide variety of culture."

That's the official, lawyer-speak version. In theatre-person
terms, how would we translate that?

"We develop and produce plays that ask our audience members
how people become expendable. Also, since we view no audience members
as expendable, we keep our ticket prices low – often lower than, and
never higher than, the price of an average movie theatre ticket."

To learn more about the people who make this happen, click on
any of the pictures to either side of this page.